Antarctic petrel on a rock with wings spread, ready to take off (bottom left), and a snow petrel in flight (top right).
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GPS tracking shows spatial and habitat segregation between Antarctic and snow petrels breeding in sympatry in Antarctica, highlighting different dependencies on sea ice and potential vulnerability to climate change.
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Nick’s new book, “World without birds”
Latest from @thebirdist.bsky.social just arrived. I’d throw a party, but I’m all out of mealworms.
A group of eleven little penguins emerging from the sea on the beach after a foraging trip and heading towards the colony.
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How do penguins track their prey? GPS monitoring over 13 years showed they forage in a restricted area to reduce search times but keep changing exact locations (at 2km scale) to adapt to the dynamic environmental conditions.
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Cranes
And you know, you can extend from this to a real important corallary to "Everyone is 12 Now" theory is "There has been a generation-long project to keep people 12."
Conservative news and opinon outlets, regressive mass audience entertainment products, etc. all propagandize a chilidish worldview.
Reminder: #AOS26 meeting planners invite you to submit abstracts for oral presentations & posters at our annual meeting in Amherst, Mass., 3-7 August 2026.
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#ornithology #ornithologicalmeeting
"The number of birds captured in mist nets plummeted by 40% between 2001 and 2014. Likewise, bird numbers fell by 50% during systematic surveys of birds by sight and sound. The most severe declines occurred among species that feed on insects."
In the wake of a historic nor'easter, a snowy landscape blankets the Northeast US from the monumental blizzard that swept through the region.
Issue #161 of our newsletter should have hit your inbox or doormat! 💌
We call for hosts for our 2027 conference, hear about an ancient storm petrel specimen and are updated on one of Europe's largest Sandwich tern colonies. 🎙️🐣
Flat illustration of two Purple Martins perched in front of gourd-style Martin houses.
Are you an early career biologist seeking a position (Masters up to faculty)? I have talked to so many people who feel alone, like they don't have resources, or who are seeking community during this difficult time in the job market. I created a Discord community to help. discord.gg/nmktHJhUPH
I believe O’Neill would be the second director in NSF history without a PhD, and the first without any sort of research background. (Eric Bloch, director from 1984-1990, was an engineer who worked at IBM.)
I know a lot of people think Microsoft Excel is a dreadful piece of software, but I would rate it October 10th.
The nice people at Playboy asked me to write something about the good parts about being married, and I was happy to. :)
I'm excited to share that for the first time in its 126 year history, Christmas Bird Count population trends are now available for Latin America and the Caribbean! Ten-year trends (2013-2023) are available for ~50 species across nearly 20 countries. Check them out: www.audubon.org/community-sc...
I feel like basically every Bird Collective design is targeted toward me but my goodness look at this one www.birdcollective.com/products/mig...
Last chance to apply for this PhD opportunity ➡️ bit.ly/CurlewPhD
Closing date: Wednesday 18 February #Ornithology
I’ll add that Maine’s is interesting because it’s not a single species. It’s just ‘chickadee’. We have two non-vagrant options and there isn’t clarity on which. Though the old license plates had a black-capped.
Update: Our call for abstracts for Oral Presentations & Posters for #AOS26 in Amherst, MA, from 3-7 August 2026, is now posted! Proposals are due by 3/15/26.
Learn more: meeting.americanornithology.org/call-for-abs...
#ornithology #ornithologicalmeeting
The AOS is providing Travel & Caregiver Grants to help defray expenses & accommodate various dependent-care needs to attend #AOS2026 in Amherst, MA. Applications due 3/15/26.
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Please repost! We are looking for two field technicians to work on our deer mouse project in the Colorado Rockies this spring-fall. Learn about physiology, ecology, and evolution, all in one project! Not to mention that you get to be in the ⛰️. Reach out if you have any questions.
Yes and yes (Portland ME)
I didn't forget Mexico, BTW, it's just that I had to make Mexico as its own separate video because they were talking about Vance and ICE through the entire U.S. arrival at each of the locations and WELL INTO FRANCE
TWO AND A HALF MINUTES
JD Vance getting booed, as called around the world (auto transcribed & translated, mostly):
✨New paper!✨
An individual‐based model to quantify the non‐breeding season impact of wind farms on #seabirds
doi.org/10.1002/2688...
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Fig. 1 from the article: Three potential processes resulting in two species with different nonbreeding strategies: (A) nonbreeding adaptive divergence arises after complete reproductive isolation. (B) Diverging lineages evolve nonbreeding divergence during a period of allopatry. Scenario (C) is a proposed model of sympatric speciation via the evolution of novel nonbreeding strategies. Alternatively, in scenario (D), divergence in nonbreeding strategies arises but does not precipitate reproductive isolation.
Award issue: @pjdougherty.bsky.social and Matthew Carling review where and when nonbreeding divergence may influence reproductive isolation and speciation
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#ornithology #birds #speciation #moult 🪶
Nick Offerman: "Abolish ICE." "Wait, wait, I worry that what you heard was 'increase oversight of ICE and rein in their excesses.' "What I said was, 'Abolish ICE.' Do you understand?"
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